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Unit 1: Cumulative Review
Answer the following questions using what you have learned in this unit.
True or False
True or False?
Criminal law is also known as
tort law
.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
A paramedic has more training and responsibilities than an EMT.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
OSHA is a government agency that imposes safety regulations to prevent injury and death in the workplace.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
AHRQ focuses on helping healthcare professionals, not consumers, make informed decisions.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
PPOs and HMOs are set up the same way.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Used needles, razors, scalpels, and lancets must be placed in a biohazard sharps container.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
An ombudsman must be a doctor.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Job shadowing allows you to follow an employee completing job tasks.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
A DNR is a document instructing a doctor to use cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the patient’s heart stops.
A. True
B. False
Multiple Choice
The bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium ______, which is transmitted by small rodents infested with ______.
A. Staphylococcus aureus and mites
B. E. Coli and mosquitoes
C. Yersinia pestis and fleas
D. None of the above.
The chain of infection includes each of the following events
except
______.
A. a portal of exit
B. the mode of transmission
C. the final stage
D. a susceptible host
What is considered reportable behavior in the healthcare workplace?
A. applying lipstick while working
B. bad breath
C. a breach of confidentiality
D. smoking outside the facility
What is
not
true about health maintenance organizations (HMOs)?
A. You can pick any doctor you want, inside or outside the HMO.
B. HMOs are set up so the patient receives most, or all, of her healthcare from a network provider.
C. Most HMOs require a copayment at the time of a visit.
D. Bonuses may be paid to doctors for keeping costs down.
Which of the following is the best body mechanics practice?
A. holding the item you are lifting away from your body
B. pull rather than push
C. lift with your back
D. tightening abdominal muscles when lifting
All of the following careers are classified as support services
except
______.
A. food service worker
B. biomedical equipment technician
C. health unit coordinator
D. administrative dietitian
Which agency of the US government regulates and supervises food and drug safety?
A. FDA
B. CDC
C. NIH
D. TJC
The career pathways in healthcare include all the following
except
______.
A. support services
B. therapeutic services
C. recreational services
D. diagnostic services
Which of the following developments did
not
occur during the Industrial Revolution?
A. the invention of the stethoscope
B. factories developed more sophisticated medical equipment
C. the development of the personal computer
D. public health laws began to control disease spread
Which statement describes genomic medicine?
A. medicine focused on the elderly
B. the study related to psychiatric medicine
C. the study of a person’s DNA sequences
D. the military health system
Short Answer
What is a health insurance copayment?
Describe the procedure that must be followed after sticking yourself with a contaminated needle or other sharp object.
What is an advance directive?
Which elements constitute the fire triangle?
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